Announcing a new competition - Pipe up with a New Tune!
- Tim Knight Music
- Dec 1
- 3 min read
In the last few years, we have run competitions for composers of organ music to enter their pieces for a variety of anthologies - these have proved to be very popular and a great success.
We are delighted to announce another competition for 2026 with the theme - 'Tubes and Pipes, Trumpet pieces for Organ'. Music can be written for the Organ with pedals or for Manuals only, and we will also accept music for Solo Trumpet with Organ accompaniment bringing the possibility of a separate volume.. We are excited to see what innovative and useful new music this competition will bring forth (as it has with our other anthologies, which are still among our best sellers)!
We are not looking for 'pastiche' baroque voluntaries in the style of Stanley, Boyce and others but rather a reimagining of how Trumpet tunes can be written by today's composers.
See below for all the rules and conditions of entry:
Competition rules and how to enter - we will be accepting entries now until the closing date of midnight (UK time) on 23rd February 2026:
The piece should follow the set theme of 'Tubes and Pipes - New Trumpet Tunes for Organ' and it must not exceed 3 minutes in length (with a little bit of leeway at our discretion). Any repeats that take it over this length need to be optional (please note... the piece can be for organ solo only or indeed for Bb Trumpet and Organ).
The piece must be suitable for an organist of moderate standard and on an average-sized church instrument, rather than a large-scale Cathedral organ.
The piece must be new music and not have previously been published or available elsewhere.
Entries are required to be anonymous... ie, with the scores not mentioning the Composer's name to preserve impartiality. Any scores marked with the Composer's name will not be considered. Obviously, the winning scores will be reformatted with the addition of the Composer's name for publication.
Entries should be sent in a PDF format and submitted together with a completed application form (please email anne@timknightmusic.com for an application form) by email to anne@timknightmusic.com by the closing date. Entries are limited to one piece per person.
The winning entries will be independently judged and subsequently published (in printed and PDF formats) by Tim Knight Music under a standard publishing contract with royalties on sales payable on a pro rata basis per number of winning composers. The copyright is retained by the Composer.
In addition, one First Prize place will be awarded, with the winner receiving £150.00 cash prize courtesy of our regular sponsors, Aspire Classical Organs (see below). A recording will be made of the outright winning piece for the release announcement.
The winning entries will be announced on our website and the anthology will be published during March 2026.
This competition is open to all composers worldwide. We encourage entries from composers of all ages ... however, if you are under the age of 18 and your piece is chosen as one of the winning entries, you will need a parent or guardian to sign the contract on your behalf.
We are enormously grateful to Aspire Classical Organs (formerly Viscount Organs Wales) who have very generously agreed to support us with our competition once again by sponsoring the prize money. Click on the logo or link above to find out all about Aspire and their amazing work.
If you have any questions or queries, please just get in touch.... otherwise we look forward to receiving your entry! Please feel free to pass this information on....
Our other competition winners anthology booklets:
You can browse our current range of Organ Music via this link....
Email us at mail@timknightmusic.com to request a copy of our secondhand music lists.
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